Dedication |
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Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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About the Author |
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Introduction |
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Part One Establishing the Language |
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Chapter 1 What Are Benefits and Why Are They Important? |
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1.1.1 Characteristics of Benefits |
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1.1.2 Why Are Benefits Important? |
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1.2 Benefits Realization Management |
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1.3 Categorization of Benefits |
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1.3.1 Financial and Nonfinancial Benefits |
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1.3.3 Efficiency and Effectiveness Factors |
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1.3.4 Tangible and Intangible Benefits |
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1.4 Stakeholders and Benefits |
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1.5 Changing the Conversation |
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Chapter 2 Definitions and Terminology |
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2.5 Progressive Elaboration |
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2.6.4 Intermediate Benefits |
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2.8 Transition Activities |
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2.10 Operational Environment |
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2.14 Fiscal Year (or Financial Year) |
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2.16 Return on Investment |
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2.17 Benefit Cost Analysis |
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2.17.3 Benefit-Cost Ratio |
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2.18 Diagrammatic Methods |
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2.18.2 Dependency Network |
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2.19.1 Benefits Management Strategy |
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2.19.5 Benefit Realization Plan |
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2.19.10 Benefits Closure Report |
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Chapter 3 Team Roles and Responsibilities |
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3.5 Program/Project Management Office (PgMO/PMO) |
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3.8 Business Change Manager (BCM) |
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3.10 Benefit Manager/Owner |
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3.13 Specialist Support Roles |
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3.14 Additional Considerations |
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Part Two The Benefits Life Cycle |
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Chapter 4 Introduction to the Benefits Life Cycle |
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Chapter 5 Establish the Context |
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5.1 Drivers for Programs and Investments |
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5.2.1 Strategic Initiatives |
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5.2.2 Evolving Initiatives |
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5.2.3 Compliance Initiatives |
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5.2.4 Technology-Driven Initiatives |
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5.3 Recognizing the Stakeholders' Perspectives |
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5.3.1 Getting to Know the Stakeholders |
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5.4.1 Benefits Management Strategy |
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Chapter 6 Identify the Benefits |
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6.1 Getting Off to a Bad Start |
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6.2 Begin with the End in Mind |
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6.3 Diagrammatic Techniques |
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6.3.2 Benefits Dependency Network |
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6.3.3 Benefits Dependency Map |
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6.3.5 Applying These Methods |
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6.4 Identifying the Right Benefits |
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6.5 Who Identifies the Benefits? |
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6.6.3 Benefits Map (or Other Diagrammatic Representation) |
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Chapter 7 Assess the Benefits |
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7.1.1 Cognitive Bias-Some of the Traps |
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7.1.2 Combatting the Biases |
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7.1.3 Calculating the Value of Benefits |
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7.3.2 Benefits Realization Strategy |
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7.3.3 Business Case (Initial) |
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7.4 Reviewing and Decisions |
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7.4.1 Initial Business Case Document |
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Chapter 8 Plan for Benefits Realization |
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8.1 Who Needs to Be Involved in Planning Benefits |
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8.2 The Planning Regime for a Benefit Life Cycle |
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8.2.2 Transition Planning |
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8.2.3 Post-Transition-After the Outcome Has Been Realized |
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8.3 Planning for Benefits |
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8.4.2 Benefit Realization Plan |
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Chapter 9 Coordinate and Realize the Benefits |
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9.1.1 Changes to the Project |
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9.3.5 Decommissioning Obsolete Systems |
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Chapter 10 Review the Initiative |
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10.1 Addressing Failure to Meet Benefits Targets |
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10.2 Managing Emergent Benefits |
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10.5.2 Benefits Closure Report |
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Part Three Embedding the Practices |
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Chapter 11 Embedding Benefits Realization Management into Organizations |
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11.1 Change the Conversation |
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11.2 Enforce the Development of Benefit Profiles |
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11.3 Apply Successful Delivery Mechanisms |
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11.4 Integrate BRM with Existing Organizational Processes |
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11.5 Induct All Stakeholders |
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11.6 Establish a Single Sponsoring Group |
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11.7 Focus on the Significant Benefits |
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11.8 Substantiate the Attribution of Benefits |
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11.9 Test the Legitimacy of Benefits |
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11.10 Beware "Double Dipping" |
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11.11 Apply a Model for Change |
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11.13 Engage Stakeholders |
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11.14 Conduct Independent Assurance and Reviews |
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Appendix I: Documentation |
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Appendix II: Summary of Cognitive Biases Impacting Benefits Realization Management |
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Abbreviations and Acronyms |
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References |
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Index |
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